Gompers Posted April 2, 2012 Author Share Posted April 2, 2012 After 74 votes, we have a rating of 7.4. Not bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 QUOTE (Pound of Obscure @ Mar 30 2012, 09:54 PM) Just dreadful wretchedness. Listening to it is a reasonably effective laxative. Can't for the life of me figure out why anyone likes it, but there you guys are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I can't get behind hate for Snakes And Arrows. It was the album that got me into Rush in the first place. It's melodic, flows well, and sounds good on a high quality stereo. Faithless is the weakest of the tracks to me, but other than that there's good rock to be had, albeit maybe slightly generic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I'll give it a five. "Far Cry" is bloody awesome, and there are some other "good" tracks (Main Monkey Business, Way the Wind Blows, MalNar), but it still has way too many songs which are just "okay" in my book, and too many songs which plod along at mid-tempo and go nowhere. Then there's "Good News First" and "Bravest Face," which both just absolutely blow chunks, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman14 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I gave it a 7 for Far Cry, Workin Them Angels, Armor and Sword, The Way The Wind Blows and Malnar, the rest is just aight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 QUOTE (Gompers @ Mar 30 2012, 09:26 AM) QUOTE (metaldad @ Mar 30 2012, 10:09 AM) 0 . Will Never be played agian . REO Speedwagon does Metal I see. Well there is the issue with you. It is not metal, like most of Rush music. IMO, calling Rush metal is just about a joke. Now I know you have a grudge against Geddy's metal sensibilities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The K Man Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I'll give it a 7/10. There are no bad songs (although Spindrift and Faithless are both pretty average), but there are no truly great Rush classics either. The Main Monkey Business, MalNar and Armor and Sword are all really, really good, but just a hair short of great. The rest all range from good to very good. Ultimately, it is a fairly consistent record, and a nice listen from start to finish, but the lack of anything that kicks my ass prevents me from going higher than 7/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkster2112 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I'd have originally given this like an 8, just because I enjoy it much more than their other recent albums. However, over time I've gotten pretty bored by S&S, and I think its more like a 5 or 6 now, but I still think it was a step in a better direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theredtamasrule Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Take a handful of classic tunes, stir in some forgettable blah and add a dash of suckass; that boils down to a solid 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 QUOTE (theredtamasrule @ Apr 4 2012, 07:43 PM) forgettable blah and add a dash of suckass Throw in Overproduced and you have the perfect way to describe the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 6.7 average so far. Not too bad. I wonder how VT rates............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 QUOTE (Gompers @ Apr 5 2012, 09:38 AM) 6.7 average so far. Not too bad. I wonder how VT rates............ Not very high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 QUOTE (metaldad @ Apr 5 2012, 10:42 AM) QUOTE (Gompers @ Apr 5 2012, 09:38 AM) 6.7 average so far. Not too bad. I wonder how VT rates............ Not very high No surprise there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 QUOTE (Tony R @ Mar 29 2012, 03:38 PM) Where's the zero option? Between your ears! S&A is a damn fine album! A tiny bit "busy" for me but I still play it occasionally .. I'll give it a 7 Seriously though, do you have any idea how hard it is for me to think about S&A right now while we're on the cusp of CA??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GangsterOnBoats Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 I think the major problem is that it seems to go on just too long. Now, I know plenty of albums over an hour that work just fine, but I think this album has too many songs that go "Verse Chorus Verse Chorus Bridge Chorus" that it just makes the record seem endless. I think if they maybe left some as b-sides or bonus tracks instead of feeling a need to put them all on one record it might have been better- but then again, we only get a new Rush record every half a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 QUOTE (Tony R @ Mar 29 2012, 04:38 PM) Where's the zero option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardent15 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 8/10 from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossedSignals Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Hmmmm..... I give it a 5. It's a lovely-sounding album... Alex's guitar tone has never been fuller, Neil's drums are very lifelike and expressive, and I like the experimentation with new types of percussion, and Geddy's bass playing is groovy as ever. But the songwriting doesn't click for me. Most of the songs are exciting for 30 seconds or so and then get boring. I do love The Main Monkey Business though, and I hope they bring it out for the upcoming tour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 QUOTE (Storm Shadow @ Mar 29 2012, 08:29 AM) 4. I like Far Cry, A&S, and MalNar a lot. Some of the other songs I think are okay (WTA, Wind Blows, MMB), and some I strongly dislike (Bravest Face, We Hold On). Big ol' "meh" album for me. Pretty much how I feel. I like A&S, TMMB, MalNar, and Hope. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Avatar Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 QUOTE (Checkster2112 @ Apr 4 2012, 06:16 PM) I'd have originally given this like an 8, just because I enjoy it much more than their other recent albums. However, over time I've gotten pretty bored by S&S, and I think its more like a 5 or 6 now, but I still think it was a step in a better direction. My thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 QUOTE (ILSnwdog @ Mar 29 2012, 02:07 PM) I give it a 7. There's some great stuff on there, but there are a couple of clunkers too. This. The shelf value on this one is fading, but there are still some stellar tracks on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyfloridian Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 1 For me it is the worst they have ever done. So I don't listen to it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 After 99 votes: Rating = 6.66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druid13 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 its funny because the other day was the first time I put it on in awhile...I really liked it so I put it in the car to listen to this week...after a few days I found myself mildly annoyed by it...I don't get it. A Song like "Any Way the Wind Blows" after a few listens has me suddenly feeling annoyed and singing nonsense lyrics like "We can only blow the way the windows" over my annoyance...I don't get it. The album sounds fresh at first then gets weaker....5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyfloridian Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 QUOTE (druid13 @ Apr 13 2012, 03:00 PM) its funny because the other day was the first time I put it on in awhile...I really liked it so I put it in the car to listen to this week...after a few days I found myself mildly annoyed by it...I don't get it. A Song like "Any Way the Wind Blows" after a few listens has me suddenly feeling annoyed and singing nonsense lyrics like "We can only blow the way the windows" over my annoyance...I don't get it. on a side note I find it wildly amusing that as much as Neil Peart is against God, he often uses phrases from the Bible in songs and his other writings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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